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Vacant home
scorched in
GP blaze
The Grants Pass Dept. of
Public Safety (GPDPS) re-
sponded to a structure fire on
Monday, May 5 at 1322 NW
“F” Street.
Arriving firefighters dis-
covered heavy smoke coming
from the rear of a two-story
single-family home located at
the top of a long, steep drive-
way. Firefighters located the
source of the fire near a room
addition being built onto the
back of the two-story struc-
ture, according to GPDPS.
Firefighting efforts were
hampered by an arcing power
line down across the driveway
at the rear of the house. Pa-
cific Power and Light Co. was
called out to shut of the power
at the pole. Once the power
was shut off firefighters were
then able to directly attack the
fire which took approximately
30 minutes to control, said
GPDPS.
The fire was confined to
one bedroom and the room
addition. No one was home at
the time. The cause of the fire
is under investigation.
Tips for booze
vendors; look
for bogus ID’s
Grocery store clerks, bank
tellers, food servers, cashiers,
peace officers and bartenders
have something in common:
They're constantly checking
ID cards.
Liquor licensees and their
employees must verify if
someone is at least 21 before
selling them alcohol, so in-
specting IDs is a crucial part
of their job. That's why the
Oregon Liquor Control Com-
mission offers brochures and
dozens of classes a year on ID
c h e c k i n g .
In Oregon, acceptable IDs
includes a valid state drivers
license, state-issued ID card,
valid military ID or passport.
In an OLCC ID-checking
class, students learn about liq-
uor licenses, identifying mi-
nors, examining identification,
visibly intoxicated persons
and third-party liability.
Oregon law requires alco-
hol sellers to scrutinize the ID
of anyone who looks 26 or
younger before making a sale.
But if you're unsure of some-
one's age, "Don't sell!" Lots of
minors try to use a fake,
someone else's card or alter
their own ID to appear older,
so OLCC instructors urge al-
cohol sellers to develop a rou-
tine for checking ID. The fol-
lowing tips work for people in
any business who need to ver-
ify identification.
Check to see if the identi-
fication is descriptive. Are the
name, address, date of birth,
signature, photo and physical
description accurate? If un-
sure, ask questions.
Chain Link Specialist
592-6192
KBCC - LP
107.9 FM
Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, May 21, 2003